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Descendants of
Samuel Abney III
Generation No. 1
1. SAMUEL9 ABNEY III (SAMUEL8, SAMUEL7, DANNETT6, DANNETT5, GEORGE4, PAUL3, EDMUND2, GEORGE 'HENRY'1) was born October 10, 1776 in Edgefield District, SC, and died 1802 in Edgefield District, SC. He married MARY KENNEDY 1792 in Edgefield District, SC, daughter of ALEXANDER KENNEDY and MARY TANDAY. She was born 1777 in Philadelphia, PA, and died October 11, 1852 in Bibb Co. AL.
More About SAMUEL ABNEY III:
Address: Edgefield District, SC
Occupation: Planter
More About SAMUEL ABNEY and MARY KENNEDY:
Marriage: 1792, Edgefield District, SC
Child of SAMUEL ABNEY and MARY KENNEDY is:
2. i. THOMAS HAMILTON10 ABNEY, b. 1792, Edgefield District, SC; d. January 17, 1870.
Generation No. 2
2. THOMAS HAMILTON10 ABNEY (SAMUEL9, SAMUEL8, SAMUEL7, DANNETT6, DANNETT5, GEORGE4, PAUL3, EDMUND2, GEORGE 'HENRY'1) was born 1792 in Edgefield District, SC, and died January 17, 18701. He married (1) MARY ANNE GAUSDEN December 24, 1817 in Richmond, VA, daughter of THOMAS GAUSDEN and CECIL PARROTT. She was born 1800 in DE, and died April 03, 18482. He married (2) ELIZA ANN UNKNOWN3 about 1850. She was born 1798 in NC, and died Unknown.
More About THOMAS HAMILTON ABNEY:
Address: 'Trails End', Bibb Co. AL
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #750, age 56, farmer, value $7000, born in SC4
Information: 1850, Census shows Frances Woodruff, age 30, born in VA, with children: Mary, age 10, born in MS and Frances, age 7, born in AL. Could this be another daughter?
Military: Pvt. in Indian and Mexican Wars
Occupation: Planter
Religion: Methodist
More About MARY ANNE GAUSDEN:
Address: Bibb Co. AL
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
Census: 18504
Information: Aristocratic family background
Occupation: Housewife
Religion: Member of Central Baptist Church of Selma, Dallas Co. AL
More About THOMAS ABNEY and MARY GAUSDEN:
Marriage: December 24, 1817, Richmond, VA
More About THOMAS ABNEY and ELIZA UNKNOWN:
Marriage: about 1850
Children of THOMAS ABNEY and MARY GAUSDEN are:
i. VIRGINIA11 ABNEY4, b. 1826, VA; d. Unknown.
More About VIRGINIA ABNEY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #750, age 24, born in VA4
ii. AMANDA ABNEY4, b. 1830, AL; d. Unknown.
More About AMANDA ABNEY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #750, age 20, born in AL4
iii. HENRY C. ABNEY4, b. 1832, AL; d. Unknown.
More About HENRY C. ABNEY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #750, age 18, farmer, born in AL, attended school within the year4
3. iv. SAMUEL ABNEY IV, b. September 10, 1835, Bibb Co. AL; d. February 12, 1917, Chilton Co. AL.
v. ZACHARIAH ABNEY b. September 10, 1835, Bibb Co. AL; d. August 10, 1911, Prattville, Autauga Co. AL; m. ALEXANDRIA VICTORIA DOSTER, March 31, 1867, Autauga Co. AL; b. Unknown; d. before 1900, Prattville, Autauga Co. AL.
More About ZACHARIAH ABNEY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #750, age 15, twin, farmer, born in AL, attended school within the year4
Military 1: Bet. 1861 - 1865, CSA, Capt. "Bibb Greys"
Military 2: 1863, CSA, Pvt. Co. A/F, 11th Ala. Inf. Bibb Greys. Promoted 1863 to Captain.5
Occupation 1: Aft. 1865, Lawyer, partner in Prattville's Abney & Doster.6,7
Occupation 2: Bet. 1860 - 1861, Lawyer in Randolph, AL
More About ZACHARIAH ABNEY and ALEXANDRIA DOSTER:
Marriage: March 31, 1867, Autauga Co. AL
vi. THOMAS C. ABNEY8, b. 1838, AL; d. Unknown.
More About THOMAS C. ABNEY:
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #750, age 12, born in AL, attended school within the year8
Generation No. 3
3. SAMUEL11 ABNEY IV (THOMAS HAMILTON10, SAMUEL9, SAMUEL8, SAMUEL7, DANNETT6, DANNETT5, GEORGE4, PAUL3, EDMUND2, GEORGE 'HENRY'1) was born September 10, 1835 in Bibb Co. AL, and died February 12, 1917 in Chilton Co. AL9,10. He married MARTHA ANNE WALKER April 13, 1870 in Abney Place, Bibb Co. AL, daughter of WILLIAM WALKER and SARAH SHELTON. She was born October 25, 1845 in Autauga Co. AL, and died May 25, 192211,12.
More About SAMUEL ABNEY IV:
Address : Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
Burial: February 1917, Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
Census: 1850, Bibb Co. AL, Household #750, age 15, farmer, twin, born in AL, attended school within the year13
Death Certificate: February 12, 1917, State of Alabama, Vol. 1, role 1, page #495, died in Chilton Co. AL14
Information: Twin to Zachariah Abney
Military 1: Bet. 1861 - 1865, CSA Sgt. 10th Confederate Cavalry, Hilliard's Legion
Military 2: Bet. 1861 - 1865, Marshall's 'Brown Horse' Artillery
Military 3: April 24, 1862, CSA, Pvt. Co. H, 44th Ala. Inf. Enlisted in Bibb Co. Apr, 24, 186215
Occupation 1: Farmer and School Teacher
Occupation 2: before 1861, Merchant in TX before the War
More About MARTHA ANNE WALKER:
Address: Lived in Walker House near Abney Place
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
Obituary: June 08, 1922, 'Chilton County News' June 8, 192215
More About SAMUEL ABNEY and MARTHA WALKER:
Marriage: April 13, 1870, Abney Place, Bibb Co. AL
Children of SAMUEL ABNEY and MARTHA WALKER are:
i. AUGUSTA12 ABNEY, b. October 15, 1871; d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN KNIGHT; d. Unknown.
ii. ZACHARIAH TAYLOR ABNEY, b. January 06, 1873; d. June 24, 195416,17.
More About ZACHARIAH TAYLOR ABNEY:
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
iii. SARAH VIRGINIA ABNEY, b. November 11, 1874; d. Unknown.
iv. ESTELLE ABNEY, b. August 12, 1886; d. July 06, 192818,19; m. UNKNOWN MCMILLIN; d. Unknown.
More About ESTELLE ABNEY:
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
v. IRMA ABNEY, b. March 21, 1878; d. Unknown; m. UNKNOWN BLANN; d. Unknown.
4. vi. FANNIE MAE/MARY ABNEY, b. June 25, 1880, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL; d. June 09, 1963.
5. vii. MARGARET ABNEY, b. January 21, 1882; d. Unknown.
viii. EVELYN LILLY ABNEY, b. December 15, 1883; d. March 24, 191120,21.
More About EVELYN LILLY ABNEY:
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
ix. WILLIAM HAMILTON ABNEY, b. May 21, 1886; d. Unknown.
x. NELLIE PECK ABNEY, b. December 19, 1888; d. May 27, 197022; m. ERASMUS HURT ALLEY23; b. April 06, 1880; d. October 19, 194924.
More About NELLIE PECK ABNEY:
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL
More About ERASMUS HURT ALLEY:
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL
Generation No. 4
4. FANNIE MAE/MARY12 ABNEY (SAMUEL11, THOMAS HAMILTON10, SAMUEL9, SAMUEL8, SAMUEL7, DANNETT6, DANNETT5, GEORGE4, PAUL3, EDMUND2, GEORGE 'HENRY'1) was born June 25, 1880 in Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL, and died June 09, 196325,26. She married FRANCIS HORATIO 'RASCH' BROWN January 06, 1906 in Abney Place, Bibb Co. AL, son of WAYMON BROWN and FEREBY CHISM. He was born October 12, 1872 in Bibb Co. AL, and died May 10, 195727,28.
More About FANNIE MAE/MARY ABNEY:
Address: Randolph, AL
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
Occupation: Housewife
More About FRANCIS HORATIO 'RASCH' BROWN:
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
Occupation: Farmer and Merchant
More About FRANCIS BROWN and FANNIE ABNEY:
Marriage: January 06, 1906, Abney Place, Bibb Co. AL
Children of FANNIE ABNEY and FRANCIS BROWN are:
i. FRANCES MAE13 BROWN, m. FRANK DUDLEY GULLEDGE; b. December 25, 1900; d. October 07, 198229.
More About FRANK DUDLEY GULLEDGE:
Burial: Verbena City Cemetery, Chilton Co. AL
Last Benefit: 36750, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL30
Residence: 36750, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL30
ii. THOMAS HAMILTON ABNEY BROWN, b. August 31, 1910; m. CELIA GERALD; b. July 21, 1918; d. December 11, 1978, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL31.
More About CELIA GERALD:
Burial: Clanton City Cemetery, Clanton, Chilton Co. AL
iii. JOHN KENNEDY BROWN, b. July 14, 1914, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL; d. June 03, 1995; m. FRENCH INEZ BURT, September 06, 1943.
More About JOHN KENNEDY BROWN:
Address : Prattville, Autauga Co. AL
Burial: Prattville Memorial Gardens, Prattville, Autauga Co. AL
Hobbies: Gardening
Military 1: US Navy, Carpenters Mate-2nd Class,120th US Construction Battalion (Seabees)
Military 2: Military Service in North Africa Campaign & Okinawa
Occupation: AL Highway Department Engineer, March 1935
Religion: United Methodist
More About JOHN BROWN and FRENCH BURT:
Marriage: September 06, 1943
iv. FRANK BRITTON BROWN, b. January 20, 1918.
v. FRANCES HORATIO 'RASCH' BROWN, JR., b. April 09, 1920, Maplesville, AL; d. 1991, Warrior, Walker Co. AL; m. VIRGINIA SANDERS.
More About FRANCES HORATIO 'RASCH' BROWN, JR.:
Burial: Brown Family Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
Graduation: Graduated from Auburn University
Occupation: Agricultural Sales
vi. GEORGE KNIGHT BROWN, b. October 22, 1922; m. (1) HELEN LAZENBY, before 1944; m. (2) NORMA TURMAN, 1944.
More About GEORGE BROWN and HELEN LAZENBY:
Marriage: before 1944
More About GEORGE BROWN and NORMA TURMAN:
Marriage: 1944
5. MARGARET12 ABNEY (SAMUEL11, THOMAS HAMILTON10, SAMUEL9, SAMUEL8, SAMUEL7, DANNETT6, DANNETT5, GEORGE4, PAUL3, EDMUND2, GEORGE 'HENRY'1) was born January 21, 1882, and died Unknown. She married T. S. CHRISTOPHER. He died Unknown.
Child of MARGARET ABNEY and T. CHRISTOPHER is:
i. LEROY13 CHRISTOPHER, b. December 12, 1908; d. August 03, 191032,33.
More About LEROY CHRISTOPHER:
Burial: Abney Cemetery, Maplesville, Chilton Co. AL
Endnotes
1. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Abney, Thomas Hamilton 1792 1870 B. Edgefield, S.C. D. Chilton Co. Ala.
2. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Abney, Mary Gosden 1800 1848-4-3 B. Delaware D. Chilton, Co. Ala.
3. Census Microfilm Records: AL, AR, LA and MS, 1850.
4. Census Microfilm Records: AL, AR, LA and MS, 1850, Disk 1, Alabama, Microfilm Roll 2, Bibb County, page 961.
5. Yours, Mine and Theirs, A listing of Civil War Soldiers connected with Chilton Co. AL by Ben Roberts w/ Nell Thomas, Betty Collins & John D. Glasscock, page 1.
6. A History of Early Bibb County Alabama 1820-1870 by Ulysses Huey Abrams, (Copyright, 1981, Edited by Mattie Sandford Johnson), page 91, Zachariah Abney was reared in this community and was the son of Thomas Abney. In 1860 and 1861 he was a lawyer at Randolph, AL. When the Civil War began he joined the famous "Bibb Greys" and some time during this great Conflict he became Captain of this company of soldiers. After the war he returned to his law practice. About the time of his mention here he moved to Prattville to become a partner in the law firm of Abney and Doster.
7. Yours, Mine and Theirs, A listing of Civil War Soldiers connected with Chilton Co. AL by Ben Roberts w/ Nell Thomas, Betty Collins & John D. Glasscock, page 1, Law Partnership in Prattville, Abney & Doster.
8. Census Microfilm Records: AL, AR, LA and MS, 1850, Disk 1, Alabama, Microfilm Roll 2, Bibb County, page 961.
9. Cemeteries of Bibb County, Alabama 1817-1974.
10. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Abney, Samuel 1835 1917.
11. Cemeteries of Bibb County, Alabama 1817-1974.
12. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Abney, Martha 1845-10-25 1922-2-25.
13. Census Microfilm Records: AL, AR, LA and MS, 1850, Disk 1, Alabama, Microfilm Roll 2, Bibb County, page 961.
14. Alabama Deaths, 1908-59.
15. Yours, Mine and Theirs, A listing of Civil War Soldiers connected with Chilton Co. AL by Ben Roberts w/ Nell Thomas, Betty Collins & John D. Glasscock, page 1.
16. Cemeteries of Bibb County, Alabama 1817-1974.
17. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Abney, Zack T. 1873-1-6 1954-6-24 Son/Martha Walker & Sam Abney.
18. Cemeteries of Bibb County, Alabama 1817-1974.
19. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, McMillin, Estelle Abney 1886-8-12 1928-7-6.
20. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Abney, Evelyn Lilly 1883-12-15 1911-3-24 Dau/S. & M. Abney.
21. Cemeteries of Bibb County, Alabama 1817-1974.
22. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Abney, Nelle 1888-12-19 1970-5-27.
23. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273.
24. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Alley, Erasmus Hurt 1880-4-6 1949-10-19.
25. Cemeteries of Bibb County, Alabama 1817-1974.
26. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Brown Mary Abney 1880-6-25 1963-6-9.
27. Cemeteries of Bibb County, Alabama 1817-1974.
28. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 273, Brown, Francis Horatio 1872-10-12 1957-5-10.
29. Internet, http://members.aol.com/DBGlenn/verbena.htm.
30. Social Security Records: Roots Web Internet Site, "Electronic."
31. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, page 174, Brown, Celia Gerald 1918-7-21 1978-12-11.
32. Cemeteries of Bibb County, Alabama 1817-1974.
33. Cemeteries of Chilton by Benjamin D. Roberts, age 273, Christopher, Leroy 1908-12-12 1910-8-3.
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